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Next Task — Documentation

Update Task

PATCH /v1/nexttask/tasks/{id}

Change a task

Changes only the fields sent. Needs Tasks > Edit and edit access to its list.

Request

PATCH https://your-site.example/api/index.php/v1/nexttask/tasks/{id}

Parameters

Name Type In Required Description
id integer path Yes The record the call is about. An id or ids in the body is ignored.

Request body

Content type: application/json

Field Type Required Description
title string No
list_id integer No
parent_id integer No The parent task; 0 or empty for a top-level task.
notes string No
due string No YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS in the site's time zone.
has_time integer No 1 when the time of due counts.
starred integer No
assigned_to integer No Someone who can reach the list; anyone else is refused with 422.
links object[] No 
{
    "notes": "Call before noon",
    "starred": 1
}

Responses

200 — The task.

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "string",
    "messages": "string",
    "data": {
        "item": {
            "id": 12,
            "list_id": 5,
            "parent_id": 0,
            "title": "Ship it",
            "notes": "string",
            "status": "needsAction",
            "starred": 1,
            "due": "2026-10-02 09:00:00",
            "has_time": 1,
            "recurrence": "string",
            "recurrence_next_id": 1,
            "completed_time": "string",
            "position": "string",
            "links": [
                {}
            ],
            "assigned_to": 1,
            "assignee_name": "string",
            "subtask_count": 1,
            "completed_subtask_count": 1,
            "access": "owner",
            "can_complete": true,
            "deleted_time": "string",
            "created": "string",
            "created_by": 1,
            "modified": "string",
            "modified_by": 1
        }
    }
}

Errors

Status Code When
401 No valid API token.
403 FORBIDDEN when the role or the list does not allow it, APP_DISABLED when the feature's app is off.
404 NOT_FOUND: no such record, or not one you can reach.
422 VALIDATION, NESTING or QUOTA, with the reason in message.

Examples

curl

curl -s -X PATCH "https://your-site.example/api/index.php/v1/nexttask/tasks/1" \
  -H "X-Joomla-Token: $API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"notes":"Call before noon","starred":1}'

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://your-site.example/api/index.php/v1/nexttask/tasks/1');

curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST  => 'PATCH',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => [
        'X-Joomla-Token: ' . getenv('API_TOKEN'),
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS     => '{"notes":"Call before noon","starred":1}',
]);

$response = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
curl_close($ch);

JavaScript

const API_TOKEN = process.env.API_TOKEN;

const response = await fetch("https://your-site.example/api/index.php/v1/nexttask/tasks/1", {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    "X-Joomla-Token": `${API_TOKEN}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "notes": "Call before noon",
    "starred": 1
  }),
});
const data = await response.json();

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